Bearing and mounting therefor



G. R. BUTT. BEARING AND MOUNTING THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1916.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

ms NQ ATTORNEY AUNTTED .sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

GEORGE R. BOTT, OIE.NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE NORMA COMPANY OF AMERICA, A CORPORATION OF YORK.

BEARING AND MOUNTING THEREFOR.

Specification of Lettersy Patent. Patented Apr. `20, 1920.

Application` led `Tune 26, 1916. Seria1 No. 105,887.

New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bearings and vMountings Therefor, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bearings and mountings therefor, and has for 1ts object to prov1de improved j means for mounting any type anti-friction means, in such manner that the mounting will constitute a separate and` removable bearing unit from the bearing support, to the end that the assembling and disassembling of the shaft from the supports is greatly facilitated, without in any way affectingthe proper adjustment of the bearings, and with the additional advantage that the lubricant remains undisturbed. A

further object is to provide in such mountthe greatest effect.

'With these and other objects in view my invention is shown in the accompan ing f drawings,- and will be hereinafter more ully described'with reference thereto, and finally pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a -sectional view of the bear- Y ing and mounting at the closed end of the shaft,

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bearing at the 'shaft extended end, and

' V/Fi 3 lis a sectional fragmentary view reduce in size, showing a modified formaof adjusting means.

Similar reference characters indicatep corresponding parts throughout theJ several figures ofthe drawings.

e Referring to the drawings, and more par- I ticularly to Fig. l thereof, the end plate 68 at the closed end 'of the shaft 64 which may form. part of a support like, for instance, in a generator or" motor,.is provided centrally with'a cylindricalbore 65, closed at its exa terior end `by'an integral closure 66, centrally of which there is provided a set screw 67 and a lock nut 68 thereon, for adjusting the bearing as hereinafter more'fully de scribed. An oil opening 69 is also provided. in said closure. A bearing housing 70 closed at `one end, slidably engages thevbore of the plate 63, being beveled at its edge 71 to facilitate insertion in the bore. A key .way 72 is provided `in the housing which is engaged by a set screw 7 3 in the plate. The closed end of the\housingl is provided centrally with a thickened portion 74, which forms a seat for the adjusting screw 67, provided with a lock nut68, an d opposite the opening 69 there is provided an oiling plug or valve 75, which permits subsequent oiling of the bearing through the said opening; The screw 67 forms a permanent adjustment to prevent axialplay, in that the same is per- ,manently adjusted in the proper position at `fully described, this adjustment need not be disturbed. A shoulder76 is provided interiorlyvof the housing 70, the surface between theelosed end and the shoulder being curved as at -7 7. The outer race 78 of the bearing is fitted into the housing and abuts against the shoulder 76.l 'The shaft 64' is contracted at its end 7 9, theJ inner race 80 being mount# ed` thereon. A spacer or collar 8l isV provided on the shaft between the inner ball race, and the shoulder of the contracted portion, being prorided with` an annular recess J82 having an inclined wall in the direction of the bearing which surl.face serves as an oil throw when rotating. The end of the contracted portion of the shaft is threaded as at 83 and a locking ring 83a is screwed thereon for securing the inner race in position. This ring is locked in place by a wire ring 84, bent in at its end 84, and inserted into a recess,v in the ring and threaded portion 83.' The balls 85 and cage 86 are placedbetween the inner and outer races. .The bearing may be of any type, that Vis either ball .or roller bearings may be employed. A cap 87 providedwitha bore 88 is secured to the open end of the housing `by Ascrews 87a, `passing through a ,flange 89 thereof, the end of the cap fitting into 'the housing and abutting' the outer hall race.

The bore is provided. with a recess 90 in which isplaced a felt ring 91, which engages the surface of the shaft 64.

Atv the extended end of the shaft ig. 2),

the plate 93 is provided with a central opening 94, the portion of the plate surrounding e opening Ibeing enlarged as at 95.

A`housing 96 `is 'secured inthe bore of the plate. 'The said housing is open at its inner end, and at the other end is bulged outwardly and is provided with a bore '97,

which engages the bearing portion 97 a of the shaft beyond which the pulley is mounted. A vfelt ring 98 is provided ina recess -99 which engages the shaft, thus forming a seal in the housing for retaining lubricant, and excluding foreign matter from entering'the housing or bearing. A shoulder 101 is provided exteriorly at the `inner end of the housing, which engages the enlarged por-J tion 95 of the end plate to prevent movement outwardly of the housing, and 1n- -teriorly there is provided an abutmentl shoulder 102 engaging. the side of the outer race. .The portion of the housing between the shoulder 102 and the closed end is rounded as at 103 to form an'annular oil reservoir to which oil is supplied through a valve 104. The housing is preventedfrom turning by a vset screw 105 of the portion `95, engaging a. key-way 106 of the housing, and

, which permits the plate 93 to be moved outwardly from the housing. The outer ball race 107- is disposed between the shoulder/102 and the cap 103, selcured to the inner end of the housing by screws 104, and surrounding the shaft 64. The inner ball race 107 is mounted on the lreduced portion 108 of theshaft, and is'held between the spacing and/oil throw ring 109, and a locking ring 110 screwed upon the threaded vportion "111 of lthe shaft. The

may be moved away from the plate 63. The

bearings and housings are assembled as units upon theshaft, and in this way the alinement remains true, and the Alubricant in the bearing housing undisturbed as it is unnecessary to touch thebearings proper. f This construction` prevents the possibility ofthe outer race becoming disengaged from the inner race when assembling or disassembling of major units. The mounting of the bearing is thereby greatly facilitated, as it is unnecessary to touch the same after assembling, being entirely enveloped and mounted as a unit, as above pointed out. v

The bearings may if desired, be removed by disassembling the housings i0 and 96 from the caps 87 and 1031*,by renoval of the screws, they inner ball races being removable from the shaft by removal of the locking rings therefrom.

1 ,estesa The clearance spaces inthe bearing housing providemeans 'for copious and oil wellv lubrication, and the grooves of the separa- -of the shaft.

In Fig. 3 I haveshown'a slightly modified form of construction in (which the end 6 6 ofthe support 63 is-provided with a smooth and rounded outer surface, and interiorly lis provided with -an inwardly extending cylindrical portion 120 forming a recess 121, in which is `disposed a spring 1227 'the end of thisispring bearing against the enlarged-portion 74 of the bearing` housing. This construction providesan automatic adjpstment at all times to prevent als I have illustrated preferred and satisfactoi'y forms of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and s'co'pethereof as defined in the appended claims.

I-I claim:

, 1..In a bearing, the combination with a .shaft andan end plate', provided with an opening therein fof-l anti-friction means on said shaft, housing means entirely inclosing said danti-friction means circumferentially and endwise, said housingmeans and antifriction means adapted to be, assembled as a unit upon said shaft, said housing means adapted to engage said opening of said end plate and have sliding movement therein when said end plate is fixed.

2. Ina bearing,the combination with a shaft andan endplate provided with a cir- Y cular opening therein, of antifriction means` on said shaft, liousin means entirely in'- closing said means` circumferentially andl endwise, l' said housing means and antifriction means adapted to be assembled as a unit upon said shaft, said housing means i adapted to engage said opening of said endV plate and have sliding movement therein when said end plate is fixed, ,and means for preventing rotation of said housing. l

3. In a bearing, the combination' with a shaft and an end plate provided with an opening therein, of anti-friction means on said shaft, housing means entirely inclosing said means ciirumfeientially and endwise,

'said housing means and anti-friction ,means adapted tobe assembled as a unit upon said shaft, said housing means adapted to engage said opening of said end plate and have sliding movement therein when said end plate is fixed, and means for longitudinally adjusting'said shaft and housing.

4. In a bearing, the combination with a shaft and an end plate, provided with a circular 'bore closed atl'one end, of antifriction ineansonsaid shaft, `and housing means entirely. inclosing said anti-friction means circumferentiallyand endwise, said housing means and anti-friction means I shaft and bearing support, provided with a circular bore closed at one end, of antii'riction means on said shaft, and housing,

means entirely inclosing said anti-friction means, said housing means and anti-friction means adapted to be assembled as a unit upon said shaft, said housing means adapted to sldably engage the bore of said support', and a sprin disposed between said closed end and sald housing and adapted to longitudinally adjust said shaft and housing.

6. In a bearing, the combination with a shaft and an end plate, of anti-friction means on said shaft, means for retaining said anti-friction means on said shaft, spacing means on said shaft provided with oil directing means, and housing means entirely inclosing said anti-friction means, said housing means and anti-friction means adapted to be assembled as a permanent unit upon said 'shaft for insertion in said end plate and adapted to have sliding movement relatively'to said, end plate when said end plate is Afixed.'

7. In a bearing, the combination with a shaft, and bearing lsupports at each end thereof of anti-friction means at each end of said shaft, housing means entirely inclosing said anti-friction means, adapted to be assembled as a unit upon said shaft for insertion in said support, one of said housings being provided with means for preventing movement outwardly from its resper-tive support, both of said housings adapted to be moved inwardly with respect to said supports. and adjusting means on the other of said supports, adapted to adjust said housings containing bearings.

8. In a\bearing, the combination with a shaft, and bearing supports at each end thereof of anti-friction means at each end of said shaft, housing means entirely inclosing'said anti-friction means, adapted to be assembled as a unit upon said shaft for insertion in said support, one of said housv ings being provided with means for preventing movement outwardly from its respective support, both of said housings adapted to be moved inwardly with respect to said supports, and adjusting means on the other of said supports adapted to adjust automatically said housings containing bearings.

`In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.i

GEORGE R. BOTT.

Witnesses:

A. H. GRAYBURN, I-I. C. DU FRESNE. 

